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Enrique54
Explorer
Jun 13, 2015

AC Generator doesn't power home

I'm new at this thing call Rving. Recently bought a 2012 Coachmen Concord 220LE with 10,000 miles. Planning my first trip for the 4th July and was checking my RV and found out that my Generator is not powering my RV. Works fine with external power otherwise. The book is limited as to what to check. I checked breakers and wires and couldn't find anything wrong. Worked fine at the dealer where I got it from. Any tips are appreciated.

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  • Bobbo's avatar
    Bobbo
    Explorer III
    Ummm, he fixed the problem over a week ago. He plugged it into the generator's outlet.
  • check breaker switch on generator set.

    flip it on and off a couple of times then flip it on.
  • Recommend you get to know and understand how 12 volt DC and 120 volt AC systems work together to control and operate appliances and air conditioner and furnace and how to maintain the engine starting and house batteries including periodic cleaning of terminals, checking voltage of house batteries when plugged into short power to verify that charger/converter is working, checking of battery voltage when engine is running, and maintaining battery electrolyte levels with distilled water. Also get to know the location of circuit breakers and fuse boxes and emergency start switch on dash board. If you already understand the above, you are better informed than many RV'ers and better able to diagnose and fix problems on the road.
    Good to have a digital multi-meter, "turkey baster" battery filler,
    battery terminal cleaning tool and box of assorted fuses and interior light bulbs along with a good set of basic tools kept in the motorhome.
  • Great.That fixed the problem. The dealer left it disconnected when they checked the RV. Thank you all for the tips.
  • rvten wrote:
    Look inside where power cord is stored. They should be a outlet to plug in the shore power cord. Than try your gen.

    This is how our set up works. NO Transfer Switch.


    Concord lists....'Manual Generator Changeover'
    So you would have to plug in shore cord to gen receptacle for gen to provide power
  • First, check the breakers ON THE GENERATOR. Turn both off and back on.

    If that doesn't do it, next question is whether you have an ATS (Automatic Transfer Switch) or must manually unplug shore power and plug in generator. Tom may be right and you do not have an ATS-- I don't know your rig.
  • Look inside where power cord is stored. They should be a outlet to plug in the shore power cord. Than try your gen.

    This is how our set up works. NO Transfer Switch.